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    "slug": "86-eighty-six",
    "title": "86 -Eighty Six-",
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    "question": "Where does the 86 -Eighty Six- light novel pick up after the anime?",
    "answer": "Light Novel Volume 4, from the start of the volume",
    "answerSentence": "To continue 86 -Eighty Six- after the anime, start the light novel at Light Novel Volume 4, from the start of the volume. That is the Volume 4 arc (post-Federacy offensive; the Republic and the Alliance). Verified 2026-08-15 (confidence: medium).",
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    "anime": {
      "status": "Season 1 concluded March 2022 (23 episodes). No season 2 announced as of August 2026",
      "lastAired": "S1 E23, aired 2022-03-19",
      "coverage": "LN volumes 1-3 (cour 1 = vol 1, cour 2 = vols 2-3)"
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      "status": "ongoing",
      "totalChapters": 14,
      "englishPublisher": "Yen Press (Yen On)",
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    "caveats": "Sources disagree: two independent guides say start at vol 4, while one reading-order site claims the anime covered vols 1-6. The vol 4 answer is better corroborated.",
    "notes": "14 JP volumes (Sept 2025), English through vol 13. The manga is only ~17 chapters and is not a continuation option.",
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